This is clearly a human rights violation based on xenophobia that excludes foreigners from the safety net.

Despite a flood of criticism, her only response is to block people:

Of course, there has been a flood of criticism, but Onoda has said/done absolutely nothing in response except to block any users on Twitter who criticize her. Her response is entirely lacking in sincerity, showing no desire to reflect upon her discriminatory remarks.

This is a small selection of comments from Twitter concerning her statements:

Why even bother to pay taxes if you'd rather die than let foreigners have any assistance from the government! You better never argue again for Japan to accept any foreign workers.

During the financial crisis of the "Lehman shock," the government provided handouts to foreigners with residence cards.

Foreigners--foreign workers--are also living and working in Japan while paying taxes.

Do you think foreigners are somehow exempted from pension payments, taxes, and health insurance payments?!

As you can see, she has no grasp of what most people can understand with just a bit of common sense, and she has taken an obstinate stance based on her own prejudice and discriminatory beliefs.

Onoda has no understanding of the purpose of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus

What makes things even worse is that she has completely failed to understand the purpose of these cash handouts. Cash handouts are necessary because the economy is forced to grind to a halt, and all manner of businesses/industries are forced to close and suspend their work. In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, people need to stop working, and thus cash handouts are absolutely necessary.

If foreigners are not provided with any compensation under this policy, there will still be large numbers of foreign workers out in the streets, which misses the point of trying to prevent the coronavirus from spreading. In short, it's outrageously inefficient & absurd for a Diet member in charge of dealing with the current political situation to have this kind of judgment.

Moreover, it's easy to imagine that society will respond with severe disapproval directed towards foreign workers stuck in this situation.

"It's not our problem if foreigners suffer from financial distress"

Someone who holds this kind of belief should not be allowed to have a say in policy as a Diet member.

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This problem is NOT just one for foreigners in Japan.

This is a systemic problem that Japanese society needs to deal with. In short, this is an issue that Japan--and Japanese people--need to face!! As a Japanese person who is not suffering from discrimination in this case, YOU are the one who needs to take action.

Instead of just signing & forgetting about this petition, think of this issue as one that ALL Japanese people need to be aware of. Please tell other people about it!!

Petition starter: @chocolat_psyderI am accepting PMs on Twitter. Please contact me at any point for interviews, more info, etc.